Recipe: Aloo Paratha/Potato-Stuffed Flatbread

After trying several different recipes of Aloo Paratha, I had to settle with this one from Shobha Indani’s book ‘Swad Sugandh’, and here’s why.


Most of the Aloo Paratha recipes I came across and made earlier had mashed potato mixed with herbs & spices and stuffed inside the dough, very easy & simple.  But when I tasted the below recipe of Aloo Paratha which required cooking the potato mixture prior to stuffing in paratha, it reminded me of the yummy & addictive Aloo Parathas found in Indian Dhaba!


Give it a try.


Very popular Aloo ka Paratha - Potato stuffed Indian flatbread

What you need for Aloo ka Paratha:
For stuffing:
For tempering:
1 Tbsp Oil
¼ tsp Mustard Seeds (rai)
½ cup Chopped Onion
¼ tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera)
6-7 Curry Leaves (kari patta)
a pinch Asafoetida (hing)

For dough:
¼ tsp Turmeric Powder (haldi)
2 cup Wheat Flour
1 ½ cup Parboiled & Grated Potato
½ cup All-Purpose Flour (optional)
¼ tsp Garam Masala
½ tsp Salt
2 tsp Lemon Juice
½ tsp Sugar
2 Tbsp chopped Cilantro
2 Tbsp Oil
Salt & Sugar to your taste
Water
Oil for shallow frying


Makes 8 – 10 Parathas

ingredients for aloo paratha
Let’s Begin!
Make the potato stuffing:
1.   Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds, let pop, add cumin seeds, let sizzle, add asafoetida + curry leaves + green chilly paste + ginger paste + turmeric powder, fry few seconds.  Add grated potatoes + garam masala + lemon juice + cilantro + salt + sugar & mix all very well.  Allow to cool.

Make the paratha dough:
2.   Mix all ingredients in that order; add water gradually in small amounts until a little firm dough [if it is too soft, it will not hold the stuffing well…]  Knead well until smooth.  Keep covered with damp cloth or in cling wrap for 15 minutes.  [It took me just a little more than 1 cup water…]

Make the potato stuffed paratha:
3.   By this time, the dough should have been resting & the stuffing should have cooled.  Divide dough & stuffing in equal amounts.
4.   Take one portion of the dough ball, roll it out a bit, place the stuffing ball in it & seal it properly.  Then roll out an evenly slightly thick paratha (stop just before the stuffing starts oozing) and place on a hot pan.  When bubbles appear, flip it.  Apply oil with gentle pressure, then flip, apply oil on another side, and flip until both sides turn golden-brown.


how to make aloo ka paratha

 Serve:
5.      Sprinkle some chat masala on hot aloo paratha, top it with a small lob of butter or drizzle ghee, and serve with Curd/Raita, along with ketchup, chutney, or pickle.

I love eating spicy Aloo Paratha with sweet curd!

Aloo Paratha served with pickle, some onion slices, and yogurt
Notes:
* It is this amount of green chili that adds great flavor and spice; you may reduce if you wish.

-  If you roll out a thin paratha (no good!), or apply too much pressure on both sides of paratha, and if you flip it very often; the aloo ka paratha will be crispier.  Some prefer it that way too, but aloo paratha is best when it is soft and thick, not crunchy and thin.

-  All-purpose flour in paratha dough helps maintain a circular paratha.  It is possible to make this paratha with wheat flour alone too, but it usually gets shapeless if your wheat flour dough is not soft-yet-firm enough.  You may skip the all purpose flour and replace with ½ cup whole wheat flour.

Enjoy.
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4 comments:

  1. All time favorite and pictures look gorgeous. Thx for linking to the event.

    Vardhini
    Event: Sinful Delights
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  2. I love anything with mashed potatoes, so this sounds amazing! I hope it warms up for you soon!
    Your recipe and directions are simple as well as perfect.No need to search other sites.Thank you! ��

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